Surf Forecasts:
Kennebunk Beach surf forecast from 4 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 8 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period, E swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period, E swell with 875 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 8 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 8s period with E swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Kennebunk Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Kennebunk Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 08) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 2.0m and 8s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Kennebunk Beach in the next 16 days are 2.5m 8s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 8PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 1.7m 7s period and expected on Thursday (Jul 09) at 11PM.
| Wave Type | Time (EDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 8s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Wed 8th Jul) | 6.5ft (2.0m) 8s |
| Most Powerful | 8PM (Tue 7th Jul) | 8ft (2.5m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Kennebunk Beach over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let's size up what's cookin' for our local stretch. Got a long 16-day window, but be warned, it's mostly a whole lot of standin' around lookin' at flat water. There's a big gap of nothin' special from the start.
The first few days, from Saturday July 4th right through Monday July 6th, are a total bust. Tides of ankle-slappers at 1ft from the SE, hardly any energy behind 'em (combined energy in the teens to mid-20s). Winds are mostly onshore or side-on, so the water's gonna look like pea soup. Don't even bother waxin' up. The water's sitting around 63°, pretty average for the season.
Now, the only real pulse of life in the whole 16 days is a tight window around Tuesday July 7th. This is the one and only standout, so circle it on your calendar. Kennebunk Beach is where you wanna be. We've got a slug of ESE swell pushin' in, hittin' 8ft in the morning and jumpin' to a solid 8ft by the afternoon. That's some serious meat. The combined energy cranks up big time (603 in the AM, 836 in the PM), so that water's got some real push. The period is a short 7-8 seconds though, so it's windswell – expect it to be a bit jumbled and not that long, smooth roll. The good news? We've got fresh offshore winds from the ENE and NE both morning and afternoon, so it's gonna be glassy and clean. This is the real deal for the big dogs. Fair warning though: at this size (over 8ft), this is strictly for experts only. And keep your head on a swivel – crowds are possible here, so the lineup's gonna be crowded.
After that Tuesday blast, it drops off a cliff. Wednesday the 8th goes to a still-fun 5ft early, but the wind gets side-offshore and it gets choppy by lunch. From Thursday the 9th all the way to Sunday July 19th, it's a desert. Tiny, weak, and mostly blown out. There's a calm, glassy morning on Thursday the 16th, but with a 2ft swell, you're just bobbin' around. Inconsistent and tiny. The long-range shows a few days of light offshore breezes around the 19th, but with next to no swell to push 'em. It's a tough go, boys. If you're a kiter, the windier days might be more your speed. For the rest of us wave riders, this is just a classic summer flat spell – it never stays this bad forever, but right now, all we can do is wait.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 33mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Tue morning. Warm (max 30°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Tue afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, light winds from the N by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 7 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 13 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 603 | 836 | 535 | 326 | 221 | 102 | 48 | 28 | 161 | 15 | 23 | 23 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:12PM2.54m | 3:15AM2.76m | 3:51PM2.59m | 3:59AM2.71m | 4:32PM2.66m | 4:47AM2.65m | 5:17PM2.76m | 5:40AM2.60m | 6:06PM2.86m | 6:38AM2.56m | 7:00PM2.96m | 7:39AM2.55m | 7:57PM3.06m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 8:51AM0.17m | 9:02PM0.43m | 9:28AM0.18m | 9:46PM0.40m | 10:09AM0.19m | 10:35PM0.34m | 10:54AM0.21m | 11:28PM0.28m | 11:43AM0.24m | 00:25AM0.19m | 12:36PM0.26m | 1:26AM0.09m | 1:34PM0.26m | 2:28AM-0.02m | |||||||
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 | 5:05 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | 5:09 | — | — |
 | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:24 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:23 | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | 8:22 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 32 | 9 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 30 | 33 | 28 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 28 | 30 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 29 | 31 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 14 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 27 | 29 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 3 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 7 | S 7 | SSE 7 | SE 10 |
| kJ | 13 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 25 | 25 | 24 | — | — | 535 | 326 | 221 | 102 | 48 | 28 | 161 | 32 | 15 | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | SE 6 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | S 7 | — | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SSE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 4 | — | 15 | 17 | 4 | 15 | 23 | 7 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 15 | — | S 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 7 | SE 10 | E 7 | SE 8 | — | E 6 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 1 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | W 2 | N 4 | NNE 3 | SE 2 | — | — | — | SE 4 | ESE 7 | E 8 | N 4 | — | — | S 4 | SSW 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | NNE 3 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 14 | 603 | 836 | 24 | — | — | 7 | 8 | 15 | — | — | — | 3 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 585 | 473 | 378 | 442 | 2068 | 657 | 1554 | 2854 | 381 | 81 | 235 | 91 | 11 | 141 | 11 | 45 | 876 | 11 | 231 | 252 | 248 |
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